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stoke | unstoked |

As a verb stoke

is to poke, pierce, thrust.

As a noun stoke

is misspelling of lang=en A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per millilitre.

As a proper noun Stoke

is stoke-on-Trent, a city in Staffordshire, England.

As an adjective unstoked is

not having been stoked.

stoke

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) stoken, from (etyl) , from the same Germanic source. More at (l).

Verb

(stok)
  • To poke, pierce, thrust.

    • Etymology 2

    From a back-formation of stoker, apparently from (etyl) stoker, from (etyl) , see: tandenstoker. Ultimately the same word as above.

    Verb

    (stok)
  • To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
  • To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
  • To stick; to thrust; to stab.
  • * Chaucer
    • Nor short sword for to stoke , with point biting.
    Derived terms
    * stokehole
    Related terms
    * stoker

    Etymology 3

    (wikipedia stoke) Misconstruction of stokes

    Noun

    (head)
  • (physics) (A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per millilitre)

    • Anagrams

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    unstoked

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not having been stoked.
    • The fire was left unstoked and soon went out.